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Provincial medals for KWIC swimmers

Erin Epp and Axana Merckx earn medals at BC Senior Winter Open Provincials.
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Contributed Erin Epp won a provincial silver medal and set a club record at the UBC Aquatic Centre.

The Kelowna-West Kelowna Integrated Club (KWIC) brought home three medals and a handful of top 10s from Swim BC Senior Open Provincials last weekend in Vancouver.

At the UBC Aquatic Centre, Erin Epp shaved off a second in her 50 breaststroke, taking the silver medal while also breaking the girls 13-14 club record previously held by Kierra Smith.

Axana Merckx dropped a second in her 50 back, swimming to a silver medal and a new Canadian National and trial time. She also broke club records in both the 50 back and 200IM. Axana added a bronze medal in the 100 back and a fifth place finish in the 200IM.

FULL RESULTS HERE

Molly Hill swam to ninth place finishes in 200 fly and 100 back and broke the club record in the girls 15-17 50 fly.

Andrea Kraetzer swam to a fourth place finish in 50 free.

Other swimmers posting best times were Matthew MacDonald and Jasper Stone.

Axana Merckx and Molly Hill will be travelling to Montreal April 3 for the Canadian Swimming Championships. The following weekend, KWIC will send 19 swimmers to Victoria for the Western Canadian Championships.

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